Senior Associate

Education
LLB of Laws, Yarmouk University, 2009

Admissions
Jordanian Bar Association, 2011

Languages
Arabic, English

Waseem Abbasi

Waseem Abbassi is a practicing attorney since 2010. Waseem has experience in representing corporations and individuals in a wide variety of legal disputes. His practice focuses on complex civil and commercial litigation, with a significant experience in employment law, insurance law, banking and financial laws, companies’ law, cybercrime laws and regulations, construction matters, contractual disputes which include inter alia, claims for damages, leases termination and evictions claims. Waseem also has significant experience in   representing clients in insolvency claims.  Waseem’s sectoral expertise include the fields of construction, mining, hospitality and insurance.

In addition to his daily duties which include drafting and filing motions, notices, pleadings and completion of various legal proceedings he represents clients at all stages of litigation. Waseem’s litigation practice is also complimented with experience in commercial arbitration.

Waseem also assists clients in corporate investigations, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, shareholders’ agreements, and employment agreements.

Work Highlights

  • Represented an industry-leading Jordanian mining company in various claims either filed by or against them in relation to their contracting and mining agreements. The most prominent claim Waseem successfully defended was on the account of a mining contracting dispute amounting to JOD 99 million.
  • Successfully represented a hotel owner in an arbitration claim brought against a tourism agency for JOD 2 million in investment allowances. In addition to successfully defending a counter-claim in relation to the original arbitral claim.
  • Successfully defended an international contracting company in multiple third-party compensation claims in relation to an EPC contract for a major water transportation project.
  • Successfully represented a regional telecommunications company in numerous disputes relating to lease agreements.
  • Successfully represented a major Jordanian insurance company in multiple compensation claims arising from insurance contracts.
  • Successfully represented numerous international and local companies in employment disputes.